Wednesday, February 27, 2013

My card today features Poppy Tilda which is an exclusive from Sir Stampalot.
I got this stamp in the mail a few weeks ago and I have colored a few
of them. This particular one actually made it to a card. I found some
blue Poppies from Wild Orchid Crafts that I had in my stash so I thought I'd use them for this card.

Friday, February 22, 2013

I hope you are all doing well and getting ready for the weekend. I have another DooBeePops projects for you today. Easter is just a little over a month away and Easter projects that comes in mind first usually has something to do with eggs and bunnies.

So my project today is an Easter egg ornament ...well half an egg. And I used the Orchid White DooBeePops Honeycomb paper.

On the back side of the egg, I used Tilda with Egg and Chicken stamp and inked her up with Distress Ink Reinkers.

I lined the side with lace and pearls and decorated the egg-side with pink and lilac ribbons and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I hope you like my Easter project for today. There are several colors of the DooBeePops Honeycomb paper and I'm sure you will love making projects with them.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Hi there. I hope you all had a nice weekend. My Card for today is a (late) Valentines Card.

I know Valentines Day is over but can it valentines everyday of the year.

I
made this card around Christmas time last year and if you were able to
attend the Winter CHA last month in Anaheim, CA...this was displayed in
the Magnolia Booth.

Anyway, I used Pink Ribbon Tilda from the With Love Collection.
I also used some Magnolia DooHickeys: Swirl, Rose Leaf, Strawberry Leaf
and Peony. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the DP is from
Magnolia.

I got flowers and I had a nice dinner with my boys and we had some ice cream before going home.

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines too.

My card card for today features Tilda with Winding Flowers.
She is not from a spring collection but because of the flowers, I
though she would be perfect for a Spring Themed card. For my
butterflies, I used Magnolia DooHickey Swirly Butterfly

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I've colored her with Distress Ink Reinkers .

Monday, February 11, 2013

Hi Magnolia lovers!
I want to share with you a simple and easy-to-make Easter Card. I have used some stamps from the latest Little Easter Collection ( Little Hoppy with Buttercup and Best Easter Wishes to you Text)
I also used the new DooBeePops paper and I really had fun with them.

To make this simple card, I used plain pastel cardstock. Die cut the edges using DooHickey Tilda Lace die and I also used the DooHickey Grass.

I cut the DooBeePops paper into egg shapes to make my easter eggs.

Here's a closer look at the Easter Eggs. I wanted to make them bigger but I was afraid they would get squished in the mail when I send it to Sweden. :)

5. I added some more Walnut Stain. Just laid it where I first mapped out the hair. Let it dry.

6. Blend out the 2nd layer of Walnut Stain. Then I started laying a thin
line of Vintage Photo on her face and neck. Spun Sugar for her cheeks.
After laying the ink, I immediately blended it out while it was still
wet.

7. I outlined her clothes with Victorian Velvet and blended it out right away.

8. I did a 2nd layer of Victorian Velvet and did the same to the lower part of her clothes.

9. Stormy Sky for her boots and I paid 2 layers of ink and did the same technique.

10. Vintage Photo for shadows to her arms and legs. Just thin line if ink, then blend out before it dries.

11. Scattered Straw for the umbrella and handle. For the middle part or spine of the umbrella, I used Brushed Corduroy.

12. Finally, I used Vintage Photo DI Markers for her eyes, brows, cheeks
and the end of her hair. The raindrops are Weathered Wood.

These are the brushes I used to color the image. I also used Arches Hot Press WC Paper 140lbs.

I hope you learn something from me today. There are other ways to color
images using the "no-lines" technique. This is just my way of doing it.
If you have other ways to color, please do share it with me. I'd love to
learn other techniques!

Friday, February 1, 2013

Spring is just around the corner and for sure we will soon be seeing lots of Spring colors in cards and projects. And to start of with Spring cards, I want to share this one with you

I used Tilda with Big Tulips
and colored her with Distress Ink Reinkers. I inked this stamp a few
night ago and I even posted a photo of it in FB. I can say that this is
one of my fave stamps because I have inked her up a few times more than
the other stamps that I have.

I inserted a little pocket for the tag. The tag is a Magnolia
DooHickey: Tilda Tag. The beautiful flowers, leaves and stamens are
from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The rest of the embellishments are from my stash: ribbons, lace, charm and twine.

The DP is from Echo Park Spring Time

Here's a closer look

DI Recipe:

Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Spun Sugar

Hair & Shoe: Walnut Stain

Tulips: Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry,

Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky

Clothes: Milled Lavender

Ground: Vintage Photo

The inside of the card has the same sketch as the front. I stamped it
with an accent stamp from an old Magnolia Collection. (I totally forgot
what collection and I have to look it up! :) )